Where does “sialolithiasis” come from?

sialolithiasis (English) comes from English lithiasis, from Latin lithiasis, from Ancient Greek λιθίασις, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

sialolithiasis (English): A condition where a calcified mass forms within a...

Definitions

  1. A condition where a calcified mass forms within a...

Ancestry of “sialolithiasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlithiasisThe process of forming stone-like deposits or...
2Latinlithiasis—
3Ancient Greekλιθίασιςlithiasis
4Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
Every word from Ancient Greek λίθος →Every word from Ancient Greek λιθίασις →Every word from Latin lithiasis →